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More info?)
Excellent, Thanks for the help.
See , I wouldn't have gotten so complete an answer from a google search ;-)
"Mungo Bulge" <NO.SPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I still think your best bet would be ZoneCD. Setting up a free WiFi
> Hotspot can be as easy as hooking up an access point, popping in a CD
> and rebooting a PC equipped with a floppy (the whole system is on the
> CD so the floppy is required to save configuration data). The Public
> IP ZoneCD is what's known as a LiveCD. It does not install to your
> hard drive. It runs right from your CD-ROM. The ZoneCD is Linux, but
> you don't have to know anything about Linux to use the ZoneCD. You
> just need to know how to place a CD in a CD-ROM, and turn-on a
> computer, (in that order). And, the price is so affordable that if you
> change your mind about giving your customers something to do while
> they wait, you wont be out much money. Oh, did I mention it was free.
> http://www.publicip.net/
>
http://www.publicip.net/zonecd/how.php
> I think you should look at this, if only for its educational benefit.
> That way you will know what it is you're after, and can make educated
> decisions about how you are going to implement your solution.
>
>
>
>
> ".:mmac:." <lost@sea> wrote in message
> news:O0CUnA9DFHA.3692@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> | We have T1 for the lan and phone, we would get a DSL line to
> connect the
> | WiFI. One application is a church building and the other is a set of
> meeting
> | rooms. Not a large client load at all but it needs to be easy for
> the people
> | to use.
> | No connection to the building lan is a given.
> |
> | The "Gee whiz" factor I liked was the way the access was granted,
> i.e. when
> | you connected with whatever patop you had, you were sent to a logon
> screen
> | and all you had to do was type in a code. No additional software was
> | required on the client. Maybe thats the norm but like I said before,
> this is
> | new to me.
> | I would prefer a Microsoft software solution (Radius?) but I am open
> to
> | anything. I just need to know how to make it work.
> |
> | "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote
> in
> | message news:%234CH8H8DFHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> | > >> middle of california <<
> | >
> | > Principals the same... the likelyhood is high that you have people
> in the
> | > area that have wifi setups and can help.
> | >
> | > Knowing more details, such as your location (metro, rural,
> specific) who
> | > provides connectivity, how and to whom you want to distribute it,
> etc,
> | > etc, would help.
> | >
> | > The simplest approach is to simply buy a wireless access point set
> with no
> | > WEP connected to your internet provider.
> | >
> | > That said;
> | >
> | > your internet provider has rules that you need to observe before
> you
> | > distribute their service to the public
> | >
> | > if your computers are using the same provider, they are vulnerable
> to wifi
> | > access
> | >
> | > ...and others will probably post many more considerations ;-)
> | >
> | > Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>
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